Electrical Design Engineer - Motor Control and Drives

AWC is a leading provider of industrial automation, power systems, and control solutions serving customers throughout the United States. As an employee-owned (ESOP) company, we partner with many of the world’s leading manufacturers to deliver engineered solutions for the industrial, marine, utility, manufacturing, energy, data center, and critical infrastructure markets.

We are making a strategic investment in expanding our in-house power systems manufacturing capabilities, and we are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to help build the next generation of our low-voltage power systems business.

This role engineers Siemens TIASTAR Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and enclosed variable frequency drives (VFDs) for AWC’s new UL-listed manufacturing program. You’ll design complete MCC lineups and enclosed VFD panels, review customer specifications for proposals, and help create the standard designs and engineering practices the program is built on.

This is a hands-on position. You’ll split your time between design work, supporting customers and sales on proposals, and the manufacturing floor, making sure designs meet UL 845, UL 508A and customer requirements and can be handed off to production and built on the shop floor without engineering rework.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Design complete low-voltage MCC lineups, enclosed VFD panels, replacement buckets and retrofit assemblies to customer specifications
• Produce one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, bills of material and nameplate schedules in EPLAN Electric P8, released as complete packages that production can build from
• Develop standard MCC bucket designs and enclosed VFD configurations that shorten lead times and support repeatable production
• Select and apply circuit breakers, motor starters, overload relays, VFDs, soft starters, control transformers and other power and control components
• Ensure designs comply with UL 845, UL 508A and the NEC, including short-circuit current ratings and AWC’s listing requirements
• Review customer specifications and one-line diagrams for proposals, and prepare technical clarifications and exceptions
• Help sales and estimating scope and price engineered-to-order work, and join customer calls on larger projects
• Support fabrication and test technicians during assembly, testing and factory acceptance tests, and process engineering changes
• Work with AWC’s EPLAN Standards Engineer to build templates, macros and parts data

Skills you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent industry experience
• 3+ years designing low-voltage power distribution or motor control equipment
• Experience with EPLAN Electric P8 or AutoCAD Electrical
• Ability to read and interpret industrial electrical specifications, one-line diagrams and control schematics, and to write clear exceptions to them
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, including Articles 409 and 430
• Clear communication with customers, sales and the manufacturing team, and willingness to spend time on the shop floor

Here’s what will set you apart:

• Experience designing MCCs, especially Siemens TIASTAR with SIMOCODE motor management relays
• Knowledge of UL 845 and UL 508A, including SCCR calculations
• Application, sales or project engineering experience on MCCs, switchgear or drives
• Experience building EPLAN templates, macros or parts data
• Experience with an OEM, panel builder, systems integrator or switchgear manufacturer

Why This Role Is Different

You’ll help build AWC’s power systems manufacturing program from the ground up. The standard MCC and enclosed VFD designs and engineering practices you create will define how AWC designs and builds these products for years to come, and the role offers room to grow into application engineering leadership, technical leadership or engineering management.

The Rewards

• Employee-owned company through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Competitive salary and performance incentives
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company contributions
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Ongoing manufacturer and technical training
• Opportunity to work alongside industry-leading manufacturers and customers
• Opportunity to help build and grow an expanding low-voltage power systems manufacturing operation

About AWC

As employee co-owners, we’re driven to do more than complete tasks; we build fulfilling careers by challenging assumptions and continually raising the bar. We embrace creative, innovative approaches to deepen our expertise and deliver real value to our customers.

We partner strategically with many of the world’s most recognized technology brands to help engineering, reliability, and maintenance teams solve complex problems. As experts in our partners’ technologies, we’re equipped to properly size, select, configure, and support the right solutions. Our goal is simple: combine caring, knowledgeable people with innovative technologies to help our customers succeed.

How We Win Together

We are committed to solving customer problems and welcome team members that want to be the trusted resource to those looking for a partner who out-knows, out-cares, and out-serves everyone else. Every day, we strive to deliver on our mission to empower people to make the greatest positive impact for the communities and families we serve together. Our Winning Together culture starts with a shared commitment to building an environment of inclusiveness, trust, and mutual respect. We know that when people like you are safe to pursue your passions, to learn, to serve, and to share in the rewards from our combined efforts, then we are winning together.